| Description |
vi, 262 : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-256) and index. |
| Summary |
"Nourished by fears of global warming and climate change, water has become an issue of international concern. In A Journey in the Future of Water leading water expert, Terje Tvedt, travels to 25 countries and all continents to find out more about the ways in which different nations are seeking to respond. From Project Moses, where gigantic underwater gates will rise to prevent the inundation of Venice, to India's River Link Plan, connecting 37 Himalayan rivers to major rivers in the south, the author examines the world's largest engineering projects, travels the great river valleys, visits "the largest ocean under the Earth," and major cities of the world, to explore water's determining role in the life of the planet. The most comprehensive and accessible account of global water issues to date"--Publisher description. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. The new uncertainty about water. To the rivers in heaven and the centre of the world -- A pump tour in the Netherlands -- The icy barrens that are becoming the world's 'hot spot' -- From Acqua Vergine to the city that refuses to drown -- The Aztec 'land on water' and the Mayan hidden water world -- pt. 2. The age of the water lords. South Africa's brief 'water war' -- A water festival in Spain -- To the Nile -- Where the Blue Nile and the White Nile meet -- Dams and baptisms in Ethiopia -- On the Scandinavian rain coast -- Dethroning the power of the monsoon -- The flood plain caught in the grip of water -- To the Himalayas and the 'war in heaven' -- Where the most sacred river is toxic -- The dark horse on the roof of the world -- 'Cool' water : Paris and Lourdes -- pt. 3. Water transforming the world. California dreaming -- A new Nile valley in the Sahara -- History's greatest engineering project in China -- Turn those Siberian rivers around! -- The largest ocean beneath the earth : South America -- The island of the sagas enters the age of water. |
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Water resources development.
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Water resources development. |
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Water-supply -- Management.
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Water-supply -- Management. |
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Water-supply -- Government policy.
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Water-supply -- Government policy. |
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Water-supply. |
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Water rights.
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Water rights. |
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Conflict management.
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Conflict management. |
| Added Author |
Daly, Richard.
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| Added Title |
Reise i vannets fremtid. English
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| ISBN |
1848857446 (hardback) |
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1848857454 (paperback) |
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9781848857452 (paperback) |
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9781848857445 (hardback) |
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